The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1887-12-15
MINNESOTA news nElls,
warden Reed Exene,a,ed.

comparing the special COMMITTEES to in
veetl9ato tho charges AGAINST ex-Warden
:. a. Reed. have submitted their report
20 the Governor. The document 10 quite
vo oie. being many pages Of type.
complaints. correspondents and evidence.
me report vas delayed by tho iAct that
nad 70 b sent to the different
a usmoefs OF the committee for examine
sson ara signatures. The COMMITTEES find
no evidence upon which Mr.. Reed can be
ts. eha!r,. so o briefly
den Stordock. Secretary Hart says ON th;.
point: '''''
"The committee dealt with such ev;.
denee on this point az came out in tho in.
| vestieation. Gov. NcGip asked that the
committee make tho investigation search
ing on all matters-not only such charges
10 made by Warden Stordock. but all 9th.
'1snce against Mr.. Stordock, saying the
COMMITTEES had no right to handle mat.
| ter which 10 now in the courts"
Therefore Warden Stordock was cleared
Of the charge OF conspiracy.
The state superintendent has prepared
from the reports of the heads of the vari-
Gus educational departments throughout
Minnesota a statement showing the condi.
The following is q summary OF the report
Number of school districts, 5,361. Mum.
Der of school houses built during the yes,
298; value OF tho same, $685., 625: total
value of seats and desks, 1928, 442; value
Of apparatus. Sal. 743; value of school
libraries, $41,O95. Annual salaries OF
county superintendents, $57. 6O5; number
Of visits made by county superintendents.
8.213. Number of certificates granted
First grade, males 161, females. 14l; Sec
ond grade. males 1882, females. 1853:
third grade. males $50. females, 2, 1928;
number applicants rejected. 1899. Nnm-
Der county associations held. 166: insti-
kutea, G9; aggregate enrolment, 5.275.
Examinations held, spring 227. fall 1877.
Gov. McGill and Secretary OF State Matt.
son are the only state officials who left
With the delegation to Washington in the
interest OF securing the next national Re
publican convention. The governor will
:eturn in about q week, while Mr.. Mattson
will visit New York and Boston on official
business, and will not return until few
lays before Christmas.
John Fondin, who has been crazed by
over-indul gence in religious inspiration,
vas examined in the probate court at St.
Paul, and being fC und insane, was COM
nitted to Rochester. He claimed that it
vas necessary for him to learn the entire
bible by heart and thus insure tho sal
vatlon OF his soul before he could 90 to
work.
Hal Reid, the young rascal, who assault
"a Maud Compton in St. Paul, was con-
vlcted. He received the news with appar-
:nt unconcern, while his father was bowed
With grief. He will 60 to state prison.
Articles of agreement were signed for a
light to a finish between Pat Killen of
Minneapolis. and Mike Conley, the Ithica
Giant. of Ashland, for 1000 side. The
light is to take place within three months.
and will probably occur in Minneapolis
Fire at Lester Prairie, Carver county.
burned Butler Bros hardware store.
treemans dry goods store and Schulz 4;
Schuberts saloon. Loss, $4,000.
At St. Paul Matthias Hauen shot and
killed his wife. but says he didn'tknow the
| gun was loaded.
Another test of the patent car heater.
| invented by II. NJ. Young and w. F.. Steele
81 Minneapolis, was made recently.
Two previous tests had been made OF the
| same contrivance, and in each instance it
worked to charm.
Chester Haines, school treasurer of the
town OF Oak Valley, Otter Tail county,
was arrested on complaint of John H.
Wallingford OF the same town, charged
| with the embezzlement of SITS.
At Willmar, the coroner's jury in the
Funk murder case rendered verdict that
sarah Funk came to her death by a bullet
tired from a pistol in the hands OF her hus.
band. James Funk.
The Minnesota Valley Medical association
convened at Mankato. Officers were elect
ed az follows: President. DR.. Charles Ber-
~, New Ulm; vice presidents, Drs. N. j.
Rowe. Minnesota Lake; w. r. Cullen. Lake
Crystal; secretary, Dr.. J. H. James. St.
Peter; treasurer, DR.. G. H. Merritt, St.
Peter Several instructive papers were
read and discussed.
At Winona, Messrs. Lauer & Adding
have bought OF H. w. Lamberton the
property known as the Glen Mil site near
Sugar Loaf, for $4,000.
The colo:ed citizens Of st. Paul met and
perfected the organization OF the Crescent
club for social purposes.
The Duluth Land and Warehouse com.
pany. with capital of 100000, filed
articles OF incorporation with the secre-
tary of state.
Supt. Kiehle reports that there is no
special opposition to the public system in
stearns county.
st. Paul is beginning to enthuse over the
prospects of the ice palace carnival
Near Detroit Station, Daniel Daley. a
brakeman. slipped and fell from his Ca
boose. and it passed over his BODY. cutting
it nearly in twain. The mangled remains
were brought to the sanitarium at Brain
erd where the victim died.
At Wright's Station, east OF Brainerd.
dwelling house, which was occupied by a
family named Roberts. was burned, the
two children, aged eight and ten years.
perishing.
Otter Tail ana Wilkin counties are nut
as the only onesin the state where leprosy,
or spedelek, exists. There is probably
more or less OF it in every large Norwegian
settlement when they came from the
coasts. Cases are reported six or eight
miles north OF Madelia in Brown county.
The following is a summary of the an
Kiehle: Number OF teachers, winter, males.
.521; females, Abb. Summer, males.
1862; females, 4.741. Average wages, males.
$41; females. 5000. Total wages, males.
50. 111.62; females, S2,295.GO. Number
of teachers who have attended normal
school. ]. 253; institutes 4,64O; graduates
OF normal schools, 4SS.
At Hastings, Fred Fischer, for attcmpt-
ing to commit suicide by taking strycl-
nine. was held to the district court.
At Howard Lake, the house of Mrs.
Justis wasburned. Furniture saw j. Loss.
$500.
The Manitoba round house and coal
sheds were partially destroyed by fire at
Morris. Over six hundred tons of coal
were burned. Some damage was done to
adjoining property. De Rays elevator
was saved with but slight damage.
James Funk of WilImar killed the wife
who had druid ged for his maintenance.
The murderer shoots himself With suicidal
intent. but is not seriously wounded.
The colored men OF Minnesota met in
St. Paul and organized league for mutual
benefit.
D;phtheria is spreading in Vasa, Good
hue county. In the family Of N. p. Ofell
seven children are sick with the disease in
it's worst form. An eighth child died re-
Gently. Twenty-one have como down ut
the orphans home.
Speaker Carlisle is busy drafting his COM
mittees. There are 100 new members.